In addition to the seminary, the regime also confiscated on Jan. 16 the La Cartuja Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Matagalpa.

The United States wants to punish the Ortega-Murillo regime for engaging in "repressive and persistent" attacks on the rule of law, but using CAFTA-DR as a route may be complicated.

At a swearing-in ceremony on Friday in the small northern city of Ocotal, national police chief Francisco Diaz described the new force as one that will support existing police officers, and is voluntarily formed by civilians who will "defend peace and security."

His last sentence came just last year in June. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for receiving an airplane as a kickback for awarding a construction contract for a bridge project. He was

On Monday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued historic decisions finding that Ecuador and Nicaragua violated the human rights of three girls who survived sexual violence—Norma, Susana, and Lucía—who were then denied access to abortion and forced into motherhood.

Nicaragua has become one of the 20 most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, according to the International Christian Concern's (ICC) Global Religious Persecution Index. The regime's crackdown on religious groups is not an isolated campaign—it mirrors a broader attack on civil liberties.

Mauricio Funes, former El Salvador President, died in Nicaragua at 65. Having governed El Salvador from 2009-2014, he spent his later years in Nicaragua to avoid corruption charges back home. Granted citizenship by Daniel Ortega,

Bishop Álvarez, whose homilies denounced the excesses of the Ortega-Murillo government, is perhaps the most prominent voice sent into exile. He was exiled to Rome with 18 detained churchmen in January 2024 after being sentenced to 26 years in prison on trumped-up charges of conspiracy and spreading false information.

Fernando Ruiz is one of hundreds of Nicaraguans who gathered this Sunday in Diriamba, southern Nicaragua, to participate in the traditional dance of the 'Toro Huaco', an ancestral dance that represents the cunning and rebellious spirit of Nicaraguans during the colonial era.

A Nicaraguan woman staying legally in the United States has chosen to leave because of concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for mass deportations. She is an example of the

Nicaragua's regime has reportedly greenlighted the entry of Russian forces into the Central American country, according to a Russian state TV broadcast. “It is time for Russia to deploy ...